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How far is too far before the intervention of an employer? Do employers have any responsibility to their employees outside the work environment? Are employers the first to be blamed whenever an incident regarding an employee occurs? Sadly employers are at times, if not most times, held responsible to a certain degree when it comes … Read more
With so many complaints, grievances and cases originating from the workplace, not only are employers saddled with a lot of responsibilities, but employment law, employment lawyers and the human resource department of various workplaces are also included in those who will be undergoing an uncomfortable change this year. From age discrimination, gender discrimination, gender pay … Read more
Racial discrimination, gender pay gap, wrongful dismissal, maternity discrimination, pregnancy discrimination which lead to employment redundancy. These are among the many cases employees claiming at an employment tribunal. In March 2019 the top 5 employment tribunal cases occurring were; Trainee emergency operator racially discriminated against during drug investigation Jerry Ogbonna was suspended without pay five … Read more
Being a little light fingered in the workplace often doesn’t feel like theft. Stealing of pens, pencils and other forms of stationery in the workplace may appear as if it has no impact. It’s easy to forget that it costs the employer money to buy them. Stealing ultimately run employers at a loss. This is … Read more
Uncertainty is one way of preventing growth and the lack of conclusive decisions creates an atmosphere of commercial gambling and the uncertainty generated as a result of Brexit has left many businesses stagnant. According to a survey carried out, 36 percent of CEOs and CFOs said Brexit is at least one of the top three … Read more
The government has introduced what it claims to be the “largest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation”. It’s important for employees to know what are the new improved rights. These rights include: A strengthening of the Employment Agency Standard Inspectorate with new powers and allowances to impose penalties on employers who breach employment laws. … Read more
David Davis, Brexit Secretary (at the time of writing), has indicated that existing employment law would not be drastically changed following Brexit. He did this by blogging, “Empirical studies show that it is not employment regulation that stultifies economic growth… Britain has a relatively flexible workforce, and so long as employment law environment stays reasonably … Read more
Some of the hot topics in employment law in 2019 include: 1. Atypical workers 2019 will see the start of some statutory protections currently limited to those termed ’employees’ to be extended to ‘workers’. One of these includes, employers are now required to give every ‘worker’, a written itemised pay statement at or before the … Read more
Employment laws are constantly changing. Here‘s what to look out for in employment law in 2019. Auto-enrolment contributions: It’s expected that from April, the minimum contributions for auto-enrolment pension schemes will increase for both employers and their employees. Currently, automatic enrolment requirements require employers to contribute at least 2% of an eligible worker’s pre-taxed salary … Read more
During the negotiations around Britain’s exit from the European Union (Brexit), some modifications have been proposed by the British government. The Prime Minister at the time, Theresa May, stated that following a successful Brexit, instead of automatically accepting EU changes and adopting their laws based on interrelations, the Parliament will get to discuss and eventually … Read more